Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-22
KIDD'S TRIAL BEGUN
SIXTEEN JURORS OBTAINED OUT OF
OVER ONE HUNDRED SUMMONED.
Court in seseion Until Near Miinight-
Not Through with the
First Witness.

Jurors were obtained out OF the r'nrf
Of sixteen summoned for the trial of
Lewis Kidd. charged with feloniously
shooting Thomas Calligan with intent
10 kill. and that another rCDVC fdciG3
for soventy-fivc had been issued for yes
terlay out of which to obtain the r.
naming thirteen required TO complete
the panel. When the court met yes
terday at 10 A. NJ the calling OF
the names of these seventy-fve, or
those of them who were present, was
proceeded with, and each one was asked
if he had formed or expressed an
opinion concerning the guilt or inno-
cencc of the prisoner at the bar.
SIX MORE OBTAINED.
This examination consumed about
two hours. Some had formed fixed
opinions from the evidence they
had heard, and others, from what
they had read OF the case IN
the newspapers, were satisfied a.
TO Kidds guilt. Only the follow
inc six named gentlemen answered tn
questions put to them 10y the Court
satisfactorily. and were retained ascom-
petcnt Jurors TO try the case. Samuel
W.;li;ao, ", Ia, M ~ TrLc N III Uarmon. and
Q. D. Price.
This list having been exhausted,
and seven If the required number
being vet wanting, Judge In
gram directed the clerk to Is
.ua q y,,tr. Ggfi0S for twenty
from richmond. To be- executed by the
Sergeant 10y =. NJ. or ms soon there
after as possible, and the court 700" "
recess Tor dlnncr.
TIE PANEL COMPLETED.
Without waiting for dinner or any
,bino pl.o ccroelnt FitzgerllI hurri.d
r. Richmond and with all possible haste
r,rfo,mcd hi, mission. seeing tine mon.
ii, IN, majority Of them. at their place,
,f Lr.irr.s II wos nrarlv 1 O'Clock
b.forc h. returned and even later be-
fore some Of thosc summoned arrived.
/ As their names were called these gen
( tlcmCn offered every excuse possible.
1 Some had urgent business demanding
/ their immediate attention, some were
contributing members of military com
/ paulcs, and were therefore cNcuSablr,
/ others mdrtad the new sppcr accounts
OF the shooting and were uN"d m tAHr
/ opinions. Inc following, however
wercf- retained, competing tl'
required number of sixteen: i. y.
lecho, lrcderlck l.. hd'Lston, Manly
i. b&mos, {. >. 'tEF H. +. Cox, II.
, {. G.. Hartman, amt 81. {. Shield
TIE JURY.
Observation-Disclosures lsixtocn) having
Iccu secured. the names of Mes9rs. Il.
/ l.. Alley. Willie Davis, .. ID. Price,
and ". il. Immau were struck Of, AMI
, the following twelve were sworn 10 try
thc case: VI. $. Adams. d. =. Branch,
Robert j. Hancock, Samuel VI. Archer,
". r. Duke. +. y. Eacho. Frederick
+ !. Fahlistou. Manly B. Ramos. c. j.
Grigo. Y. i. Cox, Il. c. G. Hartman,
and q. c. Shield
THE TRIAL BEGINS.
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court. When the court adjourned las;
NIGHT NIessrs. Wise and Page accompa-
nied friends with whom they spent tn
night home and Mr.. Haskins returned
to Richmond.
MIR. WISE TO RETIRE.